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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
NEWS OF THE ryvsl STATES TOLD
IN PAR GHApA~.

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vanity. With Mrs Cosk+ry as the Pro-
prietor-A Man Fa,~Iiy Inquired Lives
Several Hours in ths Bed OF a Stream
Near Sparta.
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ON and after SUNDAY. Feb. %. 1887, trains
~ Will arrive ana leave as follows.
daily: Italy except Sundays. tDaily
except Mondays.
Leave Sanford for
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TOWNSVILLE EMPRESS.
CONNECTIONS.


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CONNECTIONS.
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l2:l5 p m and S:2S p m; for Augusta and At
lanta at $40 m and 500 y m; with steam.
ships for New York Monday, Wednesday and
Friday; for Boston Thursday; for Baltlmois
every tith day.
AJdESUP for Bruuswick at l;t5 a N ,e1-
cept sunday and 80 N; for Macon 1884
m, $40 4 m and 20 % NJ.
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A Disaster to Alabama.

MONTGOMERY, June 24.-The burning
of the Agricultural and Mechanical Col.
lege at Auburn tot day was great calam.
ity. The institution was established
under a grant, by Congress, of land to
found such colleges in several States.
It's annual income from this source is
$4,000 and $4,000 from the State. The
buildings were given to the State by the
Methodist Church, and originally cost
sS5,OO0. A splendid chemical labratory,
together with natural history, geological
and botanical cabinets and apparatus of
all sorts had been gathered through
many years and were exceedingly yalua.
BILE, many of the cabinet specimens
being very rare. The total value on
apparatus, cabinets and contents destroy.
ed was over 100000. The building,
with its improvements, was also valued
at over 100000. All is a total loss,
except a little chemical apparatus and
the contents of the treasurer's and presi.
dents offices. The fire broke out about
4 a. m. in the State chemical labratory,
which had been used the day before.
The first assistant in this department
sleeps in the building, and at IL o'clock
last night made an examination and
found all right everywhere. No doubt
is entertained that the fire was caused by
rats gnawing matches. The building
will be replaced at once. The mechanI-
cal labratory, in separate building, was
injured.
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Tho Cost Of q Strike.

+ CHICAGO, June 24-It is difficult to
estimate with accuracy the full extent of
the financial loss resulting from the strike
which the bricklayers declared off last
night. The local loss in wages can be
closely estimated, and Chicago merchants
can estimate the amount of trade which
has been sacrificed. Aside from this,
miners are idle in Pennsylvania; saw
mills, and their operatives, in Michigan
and Wisconsin; thousands of men are
thrown out of work in stone quarries
adjacent to this city; the pressed brick
trade is affected all over the United
States; thousands of dollars have been
lost to railroad companies; every branch
of manufacture identified in any way
with the building trade is direct sufferer
from the strike. A careful estimate
made of the loss in wages to striking and
locked. ont employees, in Chicago and
vicinity alone, foots up nearly two and
half million dollars. 1t would be diff.
cult to name trade or business not di.
rectly suffering from this protracted
strike. n:
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Altogether a False Alarm.

COLUMBIA, June 2l.-In accordance
with instructions from the home Office, I
went to Laurens yesterday to Investigate
the rumors which have been 30 wildly
circulated as to an uprising of colored
farm laborers, and came back to-day
satisfied that nine.tenths of the reports
have been without justification. A very
few words will supplement the account
sent by your correspondent at Laurens.
The negroes have been tricked by
Hoover and men of his stamp into enter.
ing labor association, which is useless
to them and which they do not under.
stand. Hoover holds the fees and they
hold the meetings. They have blind
idea that joining such an organization
will help them financially. If, as is re.
ported, not per cent. of the negroes in
that section work for wages, it is impos-
sible to see what good strike would do
them. They contract to cultivate the
crops for a share, and as the crop is
almost laid by now violation of these
contracts would simply save money to
the farmers.
As to the talk ofinsurrection the people
in the town of Laurens have no faith in
it. 1t is impossible to trace the rumors
to this effect to any authentic source.
There is less uneasiness and concern in
the town of Laurens on this subject than
there is in Charleston or Columbia. All
work is going on quietly in the section
alleged to be threatened and the concur
rent opinion of every one I spoke to in
tanned or seen by going thus far.
The section where the labor organiza-
tions exist is near the Greenville and
Spartanburg lines. The whites are in
the majority. There is no county in the
State where the negroes have been longer
and more completely within the control
of the whites than in Laurens. An in.
surrection would simply mean their own
obliteration. Besides this, there is no
issue which could so excite them as to
make them desperate. There is no con-
fict of wages, such as led to the rice field
strikes of 1876. They have the prospect
of gathering the finest crops they have
had for decade. Their future is full Of
hope for material success.
!: The sum of the whole matter is that
the negroes have been kept so completely
under control in Laurens County that Or
ganization of any kind is unusual to
them, and the fact that they have now
organized for an underlined agrarian pur-
pose is enough to make some foolish or
unreasonable people imagine vain things.
The people of the town of Laurens are
infinitely more concerned in the build.
ing of their cotton factory than in this
thing, which is sensation to those at
great distances from the scene of the re-
ported trouble.-NeWs and Courier.
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"Let us Have Peace.v

New YORK, June 25.-An erroneous
statement was telegraphed on Wednes.
day, from Saratoga, as to the disposition
made by the Society of the Army Of the
Potomac of the resolutions introduced by
various members, touching the battle. flag
episode. It vas asserted that all these res
olutions were laid upon the table. The
correct statement would have been that
all were laid on the table, except those
offered by Corp. Tanner. These were
passed with but one dissenting vote.
They congratulate the country that the
flags are to remain in the keeping of the
national authorities, and pronounce them
holy relics which should not be burned
nor given away, but preserved, that they
may remind future generations of the
awful sacrifice of the civil war, and
inspire them with devotion to the Union.
The following a.e the resolutions
introduced by Corp. Tanner:
Resolued, That the society of the Army
Of the Potomac coDgratulates the country
al large that in obedience to the senti-
ment vastly dominent throughout the
land the battle banners wrested by the
valor of our comrades, living and dead,
from the hands of gallant foe are to
remain, as the law of the land provides,
forever more under the protection of all
the people as represented by the consti.
tuted authorities of the nation.
Resolved, That while, in the days when
we kept step to martial music of the
nation, when scenes of camp field and all
the dread accompaniments of deadly
strife entered so largely into our daily
life, these banners aoated at the head Of
rebellious columns, they are nevertheless
holy relics of our common people.
Brave men died to keep them aaoat,
brave men died to bring them down.
They shall not be burned, they shall not
be lightly given to those who in no sense
can enter into the feelings of either of
those who, by the exercise of heroism
unexcelled, were enabled to lay them as
trophies at the feet of Abraham Lincoln,
or those who only surrendered them after
heroic defence which but enhanc the
glory of their capture. For Northern
men and Southern men, Union men all
to day, all demand for those flags such
care as will ensure their preservation.
This in order that generations yet to come
may see them, not in humiliation or in
exultation, but to the end that such con.
temptation may produce reflections upon
the awful sacrifice through which we
have reached our high plane of national
existence, and caused firm resolve that
through all their lives those generations
will stand solidly for union, peace and
fraternity.
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BIackHood Doomed to the Dade COun.
tT Mines,

AUGUSTA, June 22.-Blackwood, the
forger, has at last been disposed Of. He
will probably work in the Dade coal
mines for the next nine years of his life,
as he was sentenced by Judge Roney this
morning to nine years in the penitentiary.
The Blackwood case was the only one
disposed of in the Superior Court this
morning, and the disposition of that
occupied the Court but o very short
while. There were three cases against
Blackwood, brought by Mrs. Forgarty,
John McNally and A. j. Renkl, on all
of whom he passed forged checks. By
the consent of the solicitor, his attorney,
Mr.. +. w. Capers, who was appointed
by the Judge, pleaded guilty for him to
the charge of knowingly uttering or pass
ing forged papers, the penalty of this
crime being only from two to four years,
while that for forgery is from four to ten
years. Mr.. Capers Inade brilliant ap.
peal for the leniency of the Court.
Blackwood then made a statement in
which he referred to the kind treatment
he had received while in jail here, and
stated that he was sorry to say such
treatment had not been extended to him
in his own State by the sheriff of Aiken
County; that had be been charged with
the most heinous offence known to Grim.
inal law he could not have received
harsher treatment. He then went into
an explanation of the time he served q
year in the South Carolina Penitentiary,
which he explained by stating that he
signed a friends name to a note for $100.
The friend, Capt. Rhodes, told him it was
all right provided he paid it. He was
unable to do so, when his friend appeared
against him in Court and had him sent
to the Penitentiary under the charge Of
forgery. He concluded by speaking of
his wife and three small children. His
wife was on the point of death, and he
hoped for the sake of her and her chill.
dren that the Court might be as lenient
as possible, in order that during his
changed life he may make reparation for
the past.
Judge Roney in sentencing him re.
ferred to the fact that the prisoner, by
his own confession, had been guilty of
the same offence before. That he felt
sympathy for the poisoner, but as Judge
he owed duty to the community to pro.
tect it against violators of the law. That
naturally he sympathized with any one
in trouble, but the moving sympathy was
the sorrow he felt for the wife and
children of the defendant, which was
the reason for the leniency he proposed
to exercise. He didn't feel justified in
imposing the minimum sentence, but he
would be lenient. He then sentenced
the prisoner to three years for each
offence, making total of nine years.
augusta Correspondence Ne,gs and Courier.
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j Regulating Spirits in France.

-. - . = u
PARis, June M.-The Senate to-day
discussed the report Of the committee on
sshe consumption Of spirits. :M. Claude
said that the committee had come to the
conclusion that the drinking of1spirits in
France lad reached such 9 height as to
5bs. 8 social danger, Alcohol was essen
stsally q dutiable article, and it behooved
The State to prevent excessive consump-
tion, at the same time securing the ut
most pyofit to the treasury by the sup.
preston of adalteration and other frauds.
M. Rouyier approved the committees
report. He said that the Government
would prosecute fraud wherever discov.
cred, and that revenue collectors would
be instructed to take vigorous action
against imposition.
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Bombs In St. Louis.


ST. LOUIS, June 24.-The family Of
DR.. T. D. Buck, residing at No. 2610
Jefferson avenue, was aroused shortly
before midnight last night by terrible
explosion which nearly wrecked the
house, tearing down plaster, breaking
glass and wrecking partitions, yet not
causing any injury to any member of the
Doctors family. A dynamite bomb had
been placed on a sill Of the basement
doorway and exploded, demolishiDg
everything in this room. DR.. Buck
estimates his loss at 81 900. He is una
BILE to account for the disaster, but con-
siders it the work of an unknown enemy.
A neighboring house was slig( -
aped.
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A Young Lady Killed by q Train.

RALEIGH, N. c. June 24.-Miss Ro-
senthal was run over by the fast mail on
the Atlantic Coast Line and killed last
evening. She was riding in buggy
with young man. The horse became
unmanageable and backed upon the
track before the advancing train. The
young man jumped out to better manage
him and the young lady jumped out on
the other side and fell on the track, and
was caught by the train. Both of her
legs were cut off above the knee, and she
died in an hour.
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A Singular Suicide.

New YORK, June 26.-An unknown
suicide was found in Jerome Park to day.
When the coroner investigated the case
he found that the man had tried to hang
himself with a heavy string, which broke.
AS he fell his foot caught in the crotch of
the tree. His head struck the trunk in
the fall, causing hemorrhage at the
mouth. He hung suspended by his foot
until discovered. a letter was found
addressed NJ. M. Amarket, Edgefeld O.
r., S. c., with five dollars in money.
He was not dressed like laboring man.
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!; !; A wild girl has frequently been seen
In, the woods Of Cstshoula parish, Louis
lana, who IS 80 feet of foot that all efforts
to capture her have failedi She is per-
fectly nude and has no shelter of any
kind. but. has survived several severe
winters. She is ssid to,haye been aben.
doned IN the woods by tramp mother,
who hated her because she had club
foot. Ansorganhed effort will be made
TO capture her soon. iee..,...li.
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The Prohibition Executive Committee
has nowoyersixteen hundred and fftysig.
natures OF landowners in the County pc.
stitioning for the election. This is clear
majority Of the landowners on the face of
the records, and considerably over. ma.
jority Of the actual landowners, for there
are many duplicates on the tax books.
This namber IS, perhaps, two-thirds of
the actual adult resident landowners in
the County, and shows what the senti.
mentsof our people is on this question.
The COMMITTEES have encountered the fact
that minors and trustees could not sign,
aud it has been 80 :inconyenient to pro-
cure signatures Of non. resident land
owners, shatyery few have been solicited.
Hence the Committee are to be congrat.
ulated upon so easctually and expedi.
stiously doing their work. It may now be
taken ascertain that the election will be
sheId'in August, and that the question, SO
far as this County is concerned, will be
settled for some time to come. II has
been intimated in some quarters that the
Commissioners of Election would not
order the election, and that thus an op.
pnrsnnity 10 vote would again be denied
the people There is no danger of snch
sa:condition Of affairs as this, for two rea.
sons, either one of which without the
either would be sufficient TO guarantee q
fair lection. The frat is, that the Com.
ssmlissionets can be compelled by man.
aamus to order the election, and the Sec
sond ISL hatthe Commissioners Of Election
for State and County officers are COM
posed Of toned, intelligent and hon.
sorable men who will do right. There
Eill, ne are satisfied, be no obstruction
sby the Commissioners, and a fair election
and settlement Of this question will be
had
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= There is no occupation in Europe
which pays 90 we'll as that of catering to
the wants of Americans. More Ameri.
cans are going to Europe this summer
than in any previous summer. 1t is
estimated that 10000 will visit Europe
this year. No wonder England, Germany
and France find it 60 profitable to run
steamships to this country.
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A Democratic Conferend

WASHINGTON, June 3d. -Gh
night says: "The present
prominent Democrats in ~
just now seems to lend color to-
rumor that there is to be a conferred
with regard to party policy, revenuV
reduction, etc. Among the leading
Democrats now here are Senators Harris,
Ransom, Cockrell, German, Brown, Call,
Pugh and Jones of Arkansas; Repre-
sentatives McCreary, Holman, Wilson OF
West Virginia, Crisp and Governor
Knott of Kentucky. There are many
others here, and it is said that Speaker
Carlisle will arrive soon.
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Notice to Road Overseers.

THE County Commissioners hereby no.
this County to put their roads in thorough
condition, by putting the whole eight days
required by law upon their roads before
the first day Of October, crediting the work
already done this year upon the number of
days.
The Commissioners further notify those
Overseers who have not done the first four
days work already, that they must do this
by the first of September, and the other
four days by the first day Of October
The Overseers must also make their re-
turns promptly to the Commissioners un-
der oath as required by law. The Commits
sioners will not now prosecute Overscers
who have failed to comply with the law,
because it was published late. and there
has been an unusual amount Of sickness in
the Spring. They do not desire TO prose-
cute any one, but they now give full and
fair notice that the law must be complied
with, and they will prosecute every Over
seer who does not obey the directions
herein given. All must obey the law, to
make it bear equally on all. In order that
there be no misunderstanding we repeat
the directions:
Those Overseers who have already work
eQ louT uayS aTe IequlIeu W put iolr moIe
days upon their roads before the first of
October, and make their return at the close
of the last working; those who have not
already done four days work, as ordered,
must finish four or more days work by the
first of September, and make their report at
that time. and also DO the balance of eight
days work on their roads by the first Of
October, and make their second report.
Ifany Overseer fails to comply with these
instructions he will certainly be prosecut-
ed; therefore the Commissioners, having
thus given every indulgence possible, and
full and fair notice, hope there will be no
derellction on the part of any Overseer.
J. JAMESON,
j. P. MCGEE,
A. O. NORRIS,
Board County Com. A. G., S. G.
Per Z. w. LONG, Clerk.
June 30, 1887 81
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DUB WASHINGTON LETTER.

s., WdsHINaToE, D. q, June 25, 1887.
is now generally believed that tie
President has concluded that there will
be: no necessity fof an ,extra session of
Congress. He has continually expressed
Himself as opposed TO- an extra session,
and has concluded that q call of Congress
g not at all necessary and has so ex.
pressed himself to several prominent
men who have conyersed with him upon
The subject. The fears Of the New York
sfnanciers that there was danger of q
stringency in the money market, has
alone caused the administration to con.
slider the demands for an extra session,
and these fears have been dispelled by
the Comptroller ofstbe Currency who
states that the business Of the country is
in good condition generally. A safe
a1d; isfactory business is being done,
and there is nothing to cause an appre-
ghension Of any financial .disarrangement
Since the issue Of silver certificates
commenced few months since, silver
coir has accumulated in the Treasury at
snch asrate as 10 BY far exceed the storage
capacity Of the silver. vaults, and there is
st tie present time upwards Of $500
coo, lin coin, packed in kegs and boxes,
and stored 10 the corridors 10 the base.
naent1 of the building. a guard, armed
with Winchester Iepesting rifles, is main.
tsined night and day in each of the hall:
sways leading to the treasure. Is large
force sof wofkmen are engaged i con.
strnct;Dpsa vault m for the racention Of This.
coin, but although the work Is being
pushed forward night and 3day Il will
necessarily be several months before the
:uanlt win be completed, and in the mean
time the guard viii be retained in The,
Railways. S.: s.:
During the recent visit Of Mr.. Jsyi
Gould to Mount Vernon be learned that
J The fo,nnt arnon q saociat;on wore ara,
sanxions IS nnrcbase : tract. e ground
aSioining the 3 old " ashineton homestead. i
sThe land il question had recently been
placed upon the lm1uaarkes, but the financial.
condition Of the Association was such as
! to prevent pre- them from making the pur.
chase, and it was feared that the oppor.
stnnity ntff;ered "a add T. the s;za and at.
cf; vaness of tba e,ro,, n1o .,,orid. 10 70
j - ~, s NJ aonid ,;.,anad -
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1t is we'll known fact among rail.
road men that on railroads running north
and south the west rails wear out the
faster; that five rails will wear out on the
west side of the track while three are
doing service on the east side.